K-12 Music Education Major (A)
As a K-12 Education student, your studies will prepare you to become certified by the State of Michigan to teach grades K-12 in music. Upon completion, you will also be eligible to apply for a secondary education certificate in additional majors or minors of your choice.
As a graduate of the K-12 Education program, you will step into the classroom with the knowledge needed to provide teaching that inspires students to learn. You will be able to evaluate and respond to different classroom, school, and community cultures and employ best practices accordingly.
The Concordia University Ann Arbor School of Education adheres to the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification, which states that upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Identify different components of a musical performance
- Understand the different elements of music theory
- Identify and explain the different periods within the history of music
- Create and perform in a musical performance
- Teach music to K-12 students
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| STATE ENDORSEMENT CODE: JQ | ||
| MTTC TEST CODE: 099 | 94 credits | |
| Curriculum & Instruction Music Methods | 10 credits | |
| Foundations of Music Education (1 credit) | ||
| Choral Methods (2 credits) | ||
| Instrumental Music Methods (2 credits) | ||
| Elementary Music Methods (3 credits) | ||
| Secondary Music Methods (2 credits) | ||
| Education Sequence | 18 credits | |
| Education Seminar (0 credits) | ||
| Admit to Program Seminar (0 credits) | ||
| Foundations of Education (3 credits) | ||
| Education Technology (2 credits) | ||
| Child Development (3 credits) | ||
| Differentiating Instruction (3 credits) | ||
| Professional Semester Seminar (0 credits) | ||
| Art of Teaching (4 credits) | ||
| Content Area Reading (w) (3 credits) | ||
| Written/Aural Theory Sequence | 19 credits | |
| Music Theory I (3 credits) | ||
| Aural Theory I (1 credit) | ||
| Music Theory II (3 credits) | ||
| Aural Theory II (1 credit) | ||
| Music Theory III (3 credits) | ||
| Aural Theory III (1 credit) | ||
| Music Theory IV (3 credits) | ||
| Aural Theory IV (1 credit) | ||
| Composing and Arranging (3 credits) | ||
| Technique Studies | 17 credits | |
| Beginning Conducting (3 credits) | ||
| Advanced Conducting (3 credits) | ||
| Keyboard Skills (2 credits) * | ||
| Teach Tech:Percussion (2 credits) | ||
| Leading Worship/Contemp Song (1 credit) | ||
| Vocal Arts Lab (1 credit) ‡ | ||
| Tech of Brass (2 credits) | ||
| Tech of Teaching Woodwind (2 credits) | ||
| Strings: Tech Teaching (2 credits) | ||
| Intro in Multi-media Product (2 credits) | ||
| History, Analysis & Criticism | 11 credits | |
| Music History I (3 credits) | ||
| Music History II (3 credits) | ||
| World Music (2 credits) | ||
| Music History III (3 credits) | ||
| Performance Emphasis | 18 credits | |
| Concert/Recital Attendance (0 credits) § | ||
| The Symphonic Wind Ensemble ¶ | ||
| Chapel Choir ¶ | ||
| String Ens./Chamber Orch. ¶ | ||
| String Ens./Chamber Orch. ¶ | ||
| Women's Chorale | ||
| Applied Lessons | ||
| * | Students with no piano experience are recommended to take 2 semesters of piano class (MUS203 and MUS206) |
| ‡ | Voice principals must take 2 semesters of MUS216; this requirement may substitute for either MUS356, MUS357 or MUS358; MUS216 is not required for instrumental principals |
| § | Students must enroll in MUS 080 each semester they are registered as a full time student at CUAA, with the exception of internship or student teaching semesters. |
| ¶ | Students must participate in the ensemble of their principal instrument and take 2 credits of private instruction in their principal instrument for each semester on campus. |